Igloo Magazine

01/12/2026

Igloo Magazine V/A :: Soul of the Machine: A Celebration of the Life & Legacy of ARP founder Alan R. Pearlman (Projekt Records) ///

"Soul of the Machine transforms Alan R. Pearlman’s centennial into a living, forward-looking testament, revealing how ARP’s visionary instruments didn’t just shape electronic music’s past, but continue to actively define its future." Review by: Don H.

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Soul of the Machine transforms Alan R. Pearlman’s centennial into a living, forward-looking testament, revealing how ARP’s visionary instruments didn’t just shape electronic music’s past, but continue to actively define its future.

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine mr. projectile :: Fire Pink (Self Released) ///

"Matthew Arnold resurfaces as Mr. Projectile with Fire Pink, channeling decades of emotive electronic craft into a forward-thrusting statement that trades nostalgia for ignition." ~Pietro DS

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Matthew Arnold resurfaces as Mr. Projectile with Fire Pink, channeling decades of emotive electronic craft into a forward-thrusting statement that trades nostalgia for ignition.

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine Departure Street :: This Broken World ( Ridge) ///

"Forged from steel-string electric guitar alone, This Broken World is a dark alt-ambient meditation where looping drones, restless fingers, and decaying tape-like repetitions favor texture over melody, tracing desperation, endurance, and the fragile possibility of repair as sound slowly resists entropy." ~Robin BJ

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Forged from steel-string electric guitar alone, This Broken World is a dark alt-ambient meditation where looping drones, restless fingers, and decaying tape-like repetitions favor texture over melody, tracing desperation, endurance, and the fragile possibility of repair as sound slowly resists entro

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine Hypercube :: AI Antichrist (EVEL RECORDS) ///

"AI Antichrist hits like a controlled detonation—precision-engineered sound that shatters expectation and pulls the listener into a vivid, destabilizing world. It’s immersive, physical, and unapologetically bold: electronic music not just heard, but inhabited." ~Will W.

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AI Antichrist hits like a controlled detonation—precision-engineered sound that shatters expectation and pulls the listener into a vivid, destabilizing world. It’s immersive, physical, and unapologetically bold: electronic music not just heard, but inhabited.

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine NØNE :: XX 26 EP (Molecular Recordings) ///

"Built for the long stretch of the night when momentum matters more than spectacle, XX 26 delivers grounded, ritual-minded techno that sustains the room, honors shared dancefloor memory, and moves with calm, assured purpose." ~Will W.

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Built for the long stretch of the night when momentum matters more than spectacle, XX 26 delivers grounded, ritual-minded techno that sustains the room, honors shared dancefloor memory, and moves with calm, assured purpose.

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine ZOiD :: Industrial Wind Quartet (Zoitrax) ///

"ZOiD’s Industrial Wind Quartet stands as a self-contained sonic monument—melding classical rigor and industrial violence into a seventh album that resists lineage, reference, and easy description." ~Will D.

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ZOiD’s Industrial Wind Quartet stands as a self-contained sonic monument—melding classical rigor and industrial violence into a seventh album that resists lineage, reference, and easy description.

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine Jason van Wyk :: Horizon EP (n5MD) ///

"Jason van Wyk’s Horizon, released on n5MD, is a quietly radiant ambient EP that revisits material from Inherent not as nostalgia, but as a slow, contemplative reimagining that deepens his reputation as one of the genre’s most emotionally precise voices." ~Don H.

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Jason van Wyk’s Horizon, released on n5MD, is a quietly radiant ambient EP that revisits material from Inherent not as nostalgia, but as a slow, contemplative reimagining that deepens his reputation as one of the genre’s most emotionally precise voices.

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine MODUL :: Metro EP (Noided Media) — [concise] ///

"MODUL delivers a rugged, robotic strain of glitch-electro—melding modular industrial forms, braindance fractures, and brooding micro-drones—drawing the listener through nine tracks of meticulous momentum into an uncanny mechanical depths." ~Pietro DS

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MODUL delivers a rugged, robotic strain of glitch-electro—melding modular industrial forms, braindance fractures, and brooding micro-drones—drawing the listener through nine tracks of meticulous momentum into an uncanny mechanical depths.

01/11/2026

Igloo Magazine BufoBufo :: Ranidae EP (Analogical Force) ///

"A finely crafted blend of dusty breakbeats, acid lines, and modern atmospheres, Ranidae sees BufoBufo deliver a sharply produced and deeply memorable take on breakbeat–IDM fusion." ~Benci

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A finely crafted blend of dusty breakbeats, acid lines, and modern atmospheres, Ranidae sees BufoBufo deliver a sharply produced and deeply memorable take on breakbeat–IDM fusion.

01/11/2026

01/11/2026

Across 2025, hundreds of releases surfaced, with December granted space to settle. From that sweep emerged a carefully shaped collection of favorites, each paired with links to Igloo reviews and release pages. Arrangement follows artist names in alphabetical order, while a snapshot of tracks lives o